Screen installation



E. w. PENDERY SCREEN INSTALLATION Filed April 16, 1928 Ill/l /////lATTORNEYQ Patented Oct. 28, 1 930 UNITED STATES,

GINIA.

Application filed 1 11 16,

counteredin installing screens on existing Window frames can be reducedconsiderably.

It is a further objective to provide an atriations that will occur inthe structure to which the frames for screens or windows-are to beattached so that all the frames can be made in the factory to standardsizes corresponding to standard windows. f t

Another ob'ect is to provide an attachable means to close off anyopenings that will occur when a window of the swinging typeis opened;This particular; type of window presents a problem in that itsconstruction for protection against leakage necessitates projectingelements which invariably interfere with the mounting of screen framesor secondary storm windows. 7

Prior practice necessitated special care as to dimensions of the. screenframes to be attached; and in the majorityof cases it has been necessaryto alter the existing structure before a screen frame could be attachedeven after careful coordination of dimensions. When grouting hadbeencarelessly or improperly applied so as to comeup almost ;to the edgeof theopening in .the framethe labor of workmen was required to clipthis grouting away. Further it has been the practice to attach screensto metal window frames, particularly the. frames of basement windows,from the outside with screws or bolts. This has necessitated drillingand tapping, operations involving a labor'cost, and some-. times leavingthe'sc'reen removable from the outside; It is an object of my inventionto I do away with labor in removing grouting or drilling and tappingmetal window frames, and to make any fitting operation unnecessary.

The above and other objects to whitzhref- 'erence will be made in theensuing disclosure, I accomplish by that certain combina- -theattachment members, 'stood thatinordinary practice one of my PATENT :oFmEf;

EDWARD vw. PENDEBY, or NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, Assicnon mo" 'rnn HIGGINMmrnc'rnnnve COMPANY, or NEWPORT, xnn'ruc r, A coaronn'rroiv, or WESTvm- I 1 v scanmv mummies 1928. Serial no. 270,254.

tion and arrangement of parts of which I V have illustrated a preferredembodiment.

In the drawings Figurel is a plan view in section taken along the line11 of Figure 2. v

Figure 2 is an elevation in section taken along the line 2712 of Figure1.'

Flgure 3 is an elevation in section showing the attachment forolosingthe openingmade by the water table. when awindow is opened. tachmentwhich will compensate for any va- Figure 4 is a perspectiveview of partof a screen frame with my special adjustable attachment mounted,thereon.

q I have shownan opening 1 provided in the .walls of a building'intowhich aframe2 for a window iss'et previous to mounting. a sash 3 which:is generally hinged and mounted at the top ofithe frame 2 as shown inFigure 2 at 3 The front face f of the frame is generally, grouted inwith concrete ,5 indicated shaped members 6 which are attached to thescreen at the factory, by. means of screws 8. I Slot-like openings forthe passage of the screws may :be provided ineboth attachingmembersfif;desired; but ity is not necessary, and I prefer, to providethe slots in both of It will be underattachment members is used uponeither side of; the screen as will be morefully explained. Since the,screws 8 are slidably mounted in a slotin at least one of the strips6,all that is'necessa'ry. to widen or contract the screen fastening tofita window frame is to loosen the-screws enough so that the Z-shapedmemher is freeto slide the desired amount.

In use, I cut myZ-shaped members, one for each side of the screen, ofsuch length as will permit them to enter the sides of the win dow frame.The screen is, of course, held ou tside the window frame. In Figure 2 itis shown as projecting beyond the edge of the frame both above andbelow. But it is to be noted that the screen need not project beyond theedge of the frame along the sides, since the strip will close thelateral spaces. Figure 1 shows the screen coming just to the edge of theopening. It will be understood that my fasteners, instead of beingplaced along the sides of the screen, can be placed on the top andbottom, or on all four sides, but that when only two strips are usedeither the top and the bottom, or the two sides of the screen shouldproject beyond the edge of the frame opening to prevent the screencoming through. In other words the screen should be larger in onedimension than the frame opening, though it may be larger in bothdimensions if desired.

My fasteners operate to hold the screen in place in the followingmanner. Reference to Figure 1 will show the fasteners in place. One armof the Z is attached as noted to the screen, and the other is caused toproject within the window frame. The offset of the fastener accommodatesthe thickness of the metal window frame edge, and the face 1 lies alongthe inner side of the frame member. The screen, then-is held to theframe by my fasteners upon the inside thereof and the top and bottom ofthe screenin the construction shown on the outside.' The lower edge ofboth my fasteners at the ends 27 (Figure 2) rest upon the ledge of theframe 26 and support the weight of the screen.

All that is necessary in installing my screen is to loosen the screwsholding one of the fastoners in place, place the screen in position withthe face 6 of the other fastener lying on the inside of'the windowframe, then slide the loosened fastener toward the edge of the screenuntil its face 6 lies on the inside of the frame member. The screws arethen tightened, and the screen is in place. All adjustments anddimensions have been taken care of in the factory, and the onlyoperation of the workman installing the screen is the one just outlined.

In the case where a water table 10 projects from the sash beyond themain window frame I have provided an L-shaped member 11 which fastens tothe bottom rail 11 of the screen frame by means of the screws 12 in thevertical leg 13 of the L. The horizontal leg 14 bears against the lowerwindow frame member 15 and forms the pocket 16 into which the watertable 10 on the window is free to extend when the window is closed asshown in Figure 3. This closes an opening which would otherwise be leftbetween screen and frame upon the withdrawal of the water table when thesash is open. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen beinglarger than said frame in at least one dimension, means for holding saidscreen thereagainst on the outside, said means comprising bent sheetmetal members, one portion of each of which is adapted to be fastenedagainst the frame of said screen and the other portion of which isadapted to lie inside of the window frame and against the inner facethereof.

'2. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen beinglarger 'than'said frame in at least one dimension,'means forholding's'aid screen thereagainst on the out side, said-means comprisingbent sheet metal members, one portion of each of which is adapted to befastened against the frame of said screen and the other portion of whichis adapted to lie inside of said window frame and against the inner facethereof, and means for slidably attaching at least one of saidmem'bersto said screen.

3. In a screen for use with a metallic, window frame, said screen beinglarger than said frame in at least one dimension, means for holding saidscreen thereagainst on the outside, said means comprising bent sheetmetal members, one portion of each of which is adapted to be fastenedagainst the frame of said screen andthe other portion of which isadapted to lie insideof said window frame and against the inner facethereof, and means for slidably attaching at least one of said membersto the screen, said inner faces of said members being bent outwardly atthe bottom to rest upon the ledge of said window frame.

4. In a screen for use with a. metallic window frame, said screen beinglarger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteningmembers attached to said screen to hold it against said frame on theoutside,

said members extending within said open ing andbearing against theinside of said frame.

5. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen beinglarger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteningmembers attached to' said screen to hold it against said frame on theoutside, said members adapted to extend within said opening and to bearagainst the inside of said frame, said members adapted to lie alongsideof said frame opening and to be oppositely disposed whereby movement ofsaid screen will be inhibited in one direction.

6. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen beinglarger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteningmembers attached to said screen to hold it against said frame on theoutside, said members adapted to extend within said opening and to bearagainst the inside of said frame, said members adapted to lie alongsideof said frame opening and to be oppositely disposed whereby-movement ofsaid screen will be inhibited in one direction, said members equaling inlength the sides .of said opening along which they are disposed, wherebyabutment of the ends ofsaid members against the adjacent sides of saidopening will prevent movement of said screen in the other direction.

7 In a screen for use with a window frame, said screen being larger thanthe opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteners to hold saidscreenagainst said frame on the outside and adapted to extend within andabut said frame on the inside.

8. In a screen for use with a metallic window frame, said screen beinglarger than the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteners tohold said screen against said frame on the outside and adapted to extendwithin and abut said frame on the inside, said fasteners being of springmetal whereby the abutment of the assembly against the outside and theinside of the window frame is tightened by spring tension.

9. In a screen for use with a window frame, said screen being largerthan the opening in said frame in one dimension, fasteners to hold saidscreen against said frame on the outside by extending within andabutting said frame on the inside, said fasteners being disposed toprevent movement of said screen to uncoversaid opening.

EDWARD W. PENDERY.

